I’d like to give a big thanks to Brendan Kelso from Playing with Plays for finding these gems. Jim Meskimen is an impressionist who, as you will see below, tackles Shakespeare with a unique style and wit. I hope you find them as silly as I did.
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Fantastic! What a find! A good two-thirds of his impressions were familiar to me, and these were all spot on. And underlying all was a great love for and understanding of the speeches. It all runs as a witty counterblast to Hamlet’s advice to the players: ‘Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you…’
Thanks! May reblog this some time!
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Glad you liked it Chris. There are a few I do not know, but most did seem spot on. Shatner was the best. Almost makes me want to hear a full speech in his voice.
I agree, Jim certainly seems to grasp the undertones of the speeches and it shows in his choice of voice. This was what made it so good.
Please, reblog anytime.
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Shared on Facebook at least, but hope to reblog soon!
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Reblogged this on calmgrove and commented:
‘Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you…’
Or not, as is beautifully demonstrated here! Thanks to Sari for drawing attention to these clips which demonstrate a deep love of the text as well as an incomparable mimicry.
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Quality! Say no more!
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Speaking of impressions, you may appreciate this short clip on the varied accents of the British Isles:
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Post by Brandon Crook.
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Well that link didn’t work LOL. What is the name of the site?
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I tried the link from Facebook but that obviously failed. Unless you’re on FB, in which case I could share it from there…
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